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Author : George Cornwallis-West
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Life and Letters of Admiral Cornwallis written by George Cornwallis-West and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Cornwallis-West
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Life and Letters of Admiral Cornwallis written by George Cornwallis-West and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir James Pulteney
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Letters From America written by Sir James Pulteney and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1953 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Robson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Letters from America 1773 to 1780 written by Eric Robson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sheila Bransfield
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1526752646
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Man Who Discovered Antarctica written by Sheila Bransfield and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of the British naval officer who found the Antarctic shoreline in the early nineteeth century. Captain Cook claimed the honor of being the first man to sail into the Antarctic Ocean in 1773, which he circumnavigated the following year. Cook, though, did not see any land, and declared that there was no such thing as the Southern Continent. Fifty years later, an Irishman who’d been impressed into the Royal Navy at eighteen, and risen through the ranks to the position of master, proved Cook wrong, discovering and charting parts of the Antarctic shoreline. He also discovered Elephant Island and Clarence Island, claiming them for the British Crown. Edward Bransfield’s naval career included taking part in the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816 onboard the 50-gun warship HMS Severn. Then, in 1817, he was posted to the Royal Navy’s Pacific Squadron off Valparaíso in Chile, and it was while he served there that the skipper of an English whaling ship, the Williams, was driven south by adverse winds and discovered what came to be known as the South Shetland Islands where Cook had said there was no land. Bransfield’s superior officer, Captain Sherriff, decided to investigate further. He chartered Williams and sent Bransfield with two midshipmen and a ship’s surgeon into the Antarctic—and the Irishman sailed into history. Despite many parts of Antarctica and an Antarctic survey vessel being named after him, and a Royal Mail commemorative stamp issued in his name, the full story of this remarkable man and his historic journey, have never been told—until now. Following decades of research, Sheila Bransfield MA, a member of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, has produced the definitive biography of one of Britain’s greatest maritime explorers. The book also includes a foreword by the Trust’s patron the Princess Royal. “Bransfield’s meticulous research gives us a detailed account of the daily routines of the Navy and the immense amount of maintenance required of a large wooden warship in the Age of Sail.” —Historical Novel Society
Author : Andrew Lambert
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571265707
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (712 download)
Download or read book Nelson written by Andrew Lambert and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Fascinating . . . Shot through with fresh insights . . . No previous biography has attempted anything so comprehensive.' ObserverNelson is a thrilling new appraisal of Horatio Nelson, the greatest practitioner of naval command the world has ever seen. It explores the professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins of one man's genius, to understand how the greatest warrior that Britain has ever produced transformed the art of conflict, and enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war and international isolation. In Nelson, Andrew Lambert - described by David Cannadine as 'the outstanding British naval historian of his generation' - is able to offer new insights into the individual quality which led Byron rightly to celebrate Nelson's genius as 'Britannia's God of War'. He demonstrates how Admiral Nelson elevated the business of naval warfare to the level of the sublime. Nelson's unique gift was to take that which other commanders found complex, and reduce it to simplicity. Where his predecessors and opponents saw a particular battle as an end in itself, Nelson was always a step ahead - even in the midst of terrifying, close-quarters action, with officers and men struck down all around him. 'Excellent . . . Worthy of the stirring events [it celebrates].' Independent
Author : G.R. Barnes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000939820
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Private Papers of John, Earl of Sandwich written by G.R. Barnes and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fourth Earl of Sandwich was First Lord of the Admiralty (for the third time in his long career) from 1771 to 1782. Blamed by the Whig opposition for many of the disasters of the American War, he was additionally loaded by 19th-century Whig historians with the false image of a corrupt libertine. It was the publication of these volumes of his correspondence and papers (then in the family home, now in the National Maritime Museum), covering the years 1771 to 1782, which restored his reputation as a conscientious and imaginative naval administrator and reformer, especially of the dockyards and of the timber question. Without entirely rescuing his status as a strategist, they showed very clearly the weaknesses at the heart of the North administration which damaged its handling of the war, and undermined Sandwich’s efforts. A fifth volume intended to cover his handling of naval patronage was overtaken by the war. This volume is from 1781 to 1782. The planned fifth volume was never completed.
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Total Pages : 972 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Spectator written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Sampson Low
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books [annual] written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
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Total Pages : 994 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Nation and Athenæum written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judith Pearson
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 139909047X
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Trafalgar Chronicle written by Judith Pearson and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trafalgar Chronicle, sponsored by The 1805 Club, is the publication of choice for new research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes called ‘Nelson’s Navy’, though its scope includes all the sailing navies of the period from 1714 to 1837. Our expert contributors for 2022 reside in the UK, US, Canada, and Denmark. Their contributions tell stories of drama, political intrigue, daring, ingenuity, war, and adventure on the world’s oceans. This year’s volume is based on the theme of scientific and technological advances in the navies of the Georgian era. Theme-related articles document aspects of the Industrial Revolution, describing developments, innovations, and inventions in manufacturing, engineering, gunnery and armaments, charting and navigation, sailing tactics, shipboard medicine, and explorations of the natural world. In the tradition of recent editions, the 2022 Trafalgar Chronicle also contains biographical sketches of Nelson’s contemporaries: Sir Harry Neale and George Matcham, brother-in-law to Lord Nelson. Two additional topics of general interest include a new perspective on single ship actions in the War of 1812 and a riveting tale of a futile Danish Navy expedition to Morocco in 1751. Handsomely illustrated, this issue will make a fascinating and admired addition to any naval history library.
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Total Pages : 940 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1284 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 946 pages
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Download or read book The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2334 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1929 with total page 2334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1, Books, Group 1, v. 25 : Nos. 1-121 (March - December, 1928)
Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521398060
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Pitt the Elder written by Jeremy Black and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1992-11-27 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder.
Author : John Morrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474277683
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)
Download or read book British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 written by John Morrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the French wars (1793-1801, 1803-1815) the system of promotion to flag rank in the Royal Navy produced a cadre of admirals numbering more than two hundred at its peak. These officers competed vigorously for a limited number of appointments at sea and for the high honours and significant financial rewards open to successful naval commanders. When on active service admirals faced formidable challenges arising from the Navy's critical role in a global conflict, from the extraordinary scope of their responsibilities, and from intense political, public and professional expectations. While a great deal has been written about admirals' roles in naval operations, other aspects of their professional lives have not been explored systematically. British Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 considers the professional lives of well-known and more obscure admirals, vice-admirals and rear-admirals. It examines the demands of naval command, flag officers' understanding of their authority and their approach to exercising it, their ambitions and failures, their professional interactions, and their lives afloat and onshore. In exploring these themes, it draws on a wide range of correspondence and other primary source material. By taking a broad thematic approach, this book provides a multi-faceted account of admirals' professional lives that extends beyond the insights that are found in biographical studies of individual flag officers. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of British naval history.
